Last Thursday, Sam Whittingham set a new human-powered speed record of 82.33mph at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. This means he claims the $25,000 .deciMach prize for exceeding 1/10 the speed of sound on a flat road under his own power.

Picture of the deed:
http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whps...y/IMG_1015.jpg
And a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMUNOLwW0io
A rundown of the week's results:
http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2008/results.htm